Yankees pitcher Nathan Eovaldi didn't factor into the decision Wednesday, giving up two earned runs on eight hits and three walks in five innings while striking out nine in his team's 7-5 loss to the Orioles.
Eovaldi put plenty of people on base throughout the start but was able to lean on his strikeout ability to limit the damage to an RBI single in the first inning and a solo home run in the fourth.
"In the first inning and the fourth inning I threw a lot of pitches," Eovaldi said after the game, per The Journal News. "I have to do a better job of getting deep into games. It’s early in the season, but still. When I get the quick outs, I need to bounce back from that and keep attacking the zone. I know a lot of times when I did get quick outs, I fell behind 2-0, then it’s 2-1 and they’re battling back and fouling off more pitches."
He takes a 4.35 ERA and 10:4 K:BB ratio in 10 1/3 innings into a matchup with the Tigers next week.